When I started on this food journey I was really notorious about everything and I really freaked out if I missed out on one single detail in my food regimen. On the one hand, I think that was one of the keys to my success in getting back to health. On the other hand, stress also causes inflammation which was the very thing I was trying to heal.

I think I've found a balance now. I don't obsess about anything although my diet still is quite strict. But, there are times and places when it's harder to live perfectly true to my beliefs and when that happens I don't freak out anymore. I know my body, my health and I know what it needs but I try to make sure not to alert my stress response whenever it doesn't get it. Because that's just a way of triggering the inflammation even more.

And whenever I decide to go off track for a little bit, eating french fries or dark choclate with sugar in it, I make sure I enjoy it. I make that a special occasion and I embrace it all fully, without feeling guilty about. It's my choice, my health and my happiness.

I'm the CEO of my life and my health, so I don't let other people decide when it's okey to break the rules. That's for me to decide and for me to handle potential consequences.